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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Forgotten
Sacramento, CA
I served our nation in the Republic of South Korea from December 1959 to February 1961 with the 40th Topographic..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Seven-plus years in an OD green uniform
Eugene, OR
In January 1975, I reported for duty at Fort Lewis, Wash., home of the 9th Infantry Division. We still sported..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Vietnam 1968
Marshall, MN
The 67U20 MOS (Chinook maintenance/crew) allowed me to have the best of both worlds: maintaining the best rotary-winged flying machine..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Stateside Cold War service
Lena, IL
I enlisted in the Air Force in the middle of the Vietnam mess, 1966. Everyone was going to Southeast Asia..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
New life
Miami, FL
Not all experiences during the Vietnam War were unpleasant. There were a few “pleasant” experiences when I was in Vietnam..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My night on the river
Miami, FL
Patrolling the rivers of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam during daylight hours in the late 1960s was dangerous enough, but..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Time at Fort Dix, N.J., and Camp St. Barbara, Korea
Grand Rapids, MI
I'm from the Midwest, so snow is no problem unless it's a foot or more. Was I surprised one morning..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Harlem Hellfighters
New York, NY
My unit with the New York Army National Guard is known as the Harlem Hellfighters of the 369th Sustainment Brigade...
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My time in service
Seguin, TX
At 16 (a member of the U.S. Air Force), I was sent to Fort Sam Houston and was trained as..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My time in the U.S. Navy
Georgetown, TX
At 17 years old I left for boot camp in Bainbridge, Md. As I rode the train, by myself, down..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Hello, Vice President Johnson
Midland, MI
This story happened while stationed at Sondrestrom AFB, Greenland. Since I was only in the service during the Cold War,..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
SFC McMakin
Richmond, KY
I started out after advanced training being sent to the Philippines, where I was in fixed station communications, working alongside..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Summation of USMC duty
Laurens, NY
USMC Enlistment, 1/1972 to 1/1976 1/1972 till 7/1972 Boot Camp (Parris Island, S.C.) 7/1972 till 9/1972 Radio School [assigned 2nd MARDIV, I..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
28 years of historical service
Denton, MD
Donald O. Ney, SMS (E8) USAF Retired Joined in 1952 during Korean War (attended Parks AFB basic training - the only..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Chi Ro Bu
West Fargo, ND
Two ARVN Highland Scout Companies of the ARVN 24th Special Tactical Zone, the 403rd and the 406th, accompanied by myself..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My 20 years
Henderson, NV
I served in the U.S. Army from April 13, 1961, to June 30, 1981, and during that time I was..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My war
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Barry Goldwater ran for president against Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and I was just old enough to vote. We were..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
An airman's time in service
Pocatello, ID
Right out of high school in 1967 I left home for the first time for the Air Force, Lackland Air..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
94th Division honors Vincenzo Geramita with Bronze Star earned 70 years ago
Lyndhurst, NJ
Military Experience (U.S. Army): Vincenzo Geramita began basic training at Camp Phillips, Salina, Kan., in 1942. In 1943 he was..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
How I met my commander in chief
Santa Ana, CA
It was September 1966 and hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico. With a force not seen in South Texas..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
A very personal story from a World War II veteran
Tallahassee, FL
Military is a great magazine. It is loaded, however, with gung-ho stories of action in the war; battles, sea victories,..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
A salute to Veterans Day
Lambertville , NJ
Thoughts and reflections from an old Vietnam War veteran ..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Vietnam, Cold War and Desert Storm
Hawarden, CO
I started out as a track mechanic in Nam and a 5-ton wrecker driver. I'm no hero. I came back..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Military history of Frederick W. Ellis
Daphne, AL
On April 3, I was taken to Fort Devens, and after a week of indoctrination and being issued clothing, physicals..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Vietnam tragedy
Lancaster, CA
Since I worked on the C-123s at Phan Rang, I knew most of the flight crews. I put me..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My time, my life in uniform
North Bend, WA
My time in uniform predates my membership in The American Legion. My dad, a World War I Navy veteran, was..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Dessert Shield, Storm and Farewell
Red Lion, PA
I was commissioned May 19, 1973, and spent my time as a reservist on SADT/AT tours with..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
A pilot's story from World War II
Topsfield, MA
On Sept. 21, 1945, about three weeks after VJ Day, I was a pilot on the USS Ranger, a pre-war..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My service with the U.S. Army
North Richland Hills, TX
I entered active duty service with the U.S. Army in April 1980 at Fort McClellan, Ala., for basic training and..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Under the trees and under the sea
HAMILTON, MA
A Memoir and Reflection on the Search for the USS Scorpion Memorial Day 2011 was one of the most splendid and..
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